Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-09-17

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In. But now. my friends. having shown
you the origin Of bigutry or sactarianism, and
having shown you the damage il dos. want
briefly TO show you how ne are to war against
this terrible evil, and I think we ought to
begin our warby realizing our weakness and
our imperfectiOns II Ne make 50 many
mistakes in the common affairs Of life. Is It
not possible that NE may make mistakes in
regard to our religious affairsl Shall we
take man by the throat. or by the collar,
because be cannot see religious truths inst as
we dot In the light of eternity it will be
found out, think ttlars was something
wrong in all our ereeeis. and someshing right
in all our cree1S But since We NAV make
mistakes in regard to things Of the world. do
not let us be eg0tistic, and 50 pulled up as to
have an idea that We cannot make any mis-
take in regard to religious theories And
then think We viii do great deal to over
throw the secfarianism from our hearts. and
the sectarianism from the world, by chiefly
enlarging upon those things IN which we
agree rather than those On which we differ.
Now, here Is great Gospel platform A
man comes M IN this SIDE the platform and
says: y dom believe in baby sprinkIiu z
Shall shove Elm OFT Here Is a man coming
up on this side the platform and he SAYS Il
don't believe IN the perseverance of the
saints Shall shove him ofs No. Twill
say: 'sDo you believe in the Lord Jesus as
your SaviOrt Do You trust Him for time and
for eternityF Ee says "YeSs "DO YOU
take Christ for t7ms and for eternitvE'
Eyes" I say "CJme on. brothers, one in
time and one in eternity. brother now.
brother forever Blessed be God for Cos
pei platform so large thzt an who receive
Christ may stand On it.
think ne may overthrow thu severe $50
tarianiSm and biEotry m our hearts. and in
the church also. by realizing that all the de-
nominations Of Christians have yieldad noble
institutions and noble men There Is nOthing
that 50 stirs my soul rs this thought One
denomination yieIdei Robert Hall and an
Adoniram JudSOns another yielded a Lati-
mer and Melville: another yielded John
Wesley and the blessed Summarized. while
our own denomination yielded John Knox
and the AlsxanderS-men Of whom the world
was not worthy Now. say. If we ara hon
est and fair-minded nlen. when We come up
in the presence Of such churches and such de-
nominations. although they NAV be different
from our own. We ought to admire them and
we ought to lore and honor them Churches
which can produce such men and such large
hearted charity, and such magnificent mar
tyrdOm, ought to win or aifectiOn-at any
rate, our respect. So Gonna on We 10000
Episropalians IN this country and We S0l. go
Presbyterians. AMI We 2 80 ON Raptisfs and
We nearly 3,750.OO9 MeshOlisss-oOme on,
shoulder to shoulder ne will march for the
worlds conquest for all nations are to be
saved, and God demands that you and 1 help
do it. Forward, the whole line
Moreover, We nav also overthrow thu feel
ing of severe ssctarianiSsn by joining other
denominations in Christian work I like
when the springtime COMES and the anniver-
sary occasions begin and all determinations
II
throws secfarianism- In the Young Mems
Christian association. in the Bible society. in
the Tract society, IN the Foreign Missionary
society, shoulder to shoulder al denomina-
tons
Perhaps might more forcibly Illustrate
this truth by calling your attention to an in
cident which took plane fourteen or fifteen
years ago One MOOiay morning at about
? O'Clock, while her 9u0 passengers were sound
asleep IN her berths dreaming OF home. the
steamer Atlantic crashed into Mars Head.
Five hundred souls IN ten minutes landed in
eternity Oh. what q scenel Aguni1ed men
and women running up and down the gang
ways and clutehing for the rigging, and the
plunge OF the helpless steamer, and the clap
ping Of the hands Of the merciles sea over
the drowning and tia dead, threw two CONT
nents into terror But seq this brave quar-
termaster pushing out with the lifeline until
he gets to the rock. and sse these fishermen
EaLneflnE up the Sn1pWrHck6d and TAX
ing them into thu cabins and wrapping
then; in the fanneRs snug and warm: and see
that minister Of the Gospel with three other
man getting into a lIfehoat and pushing out
for the wreck, pulling away Across the surf
and pulling away until they save one more
man, and then getting hack with him to the
shore Can thOse men ever forget that nights
And can they ever forget their o0mpanion-
ship IN peril. c0mpaniOnShip in struggle, com
paniOushiB in awful catastrophe and rescued
Newer Newer In whatever part of the
earth they meet thsy will be friends when
they mention the story Of that awful night
when the Atlantic struck Mars Head
Well, nv friend our world has gone into a
worse shipETeck- Sin drove il on the rocks
The old ship has lurehed and tossed in the
tempests of six thousand years Out with the
life linet lido not care what denomination
carries it. Out with the ifeboatl I do not
care what denomination rows il. Side hy
side IN the memory Of common hardShips, and
common trials, and common prayers. and
common tears let Us be brothers forever.
We must be. We mus be.
One army ofthe living God
To Wh0ae c0-rlHn1 &c how
Part Of the host have GRO sd The food
And part are crossing nov
And expect 10 see the day when all de
nominations Of Christians shall join hands
around the cruss Of Christ and re-ite the